Restaurant chain faces outrage after carving up 500-year-old oak tree
By Olivia Kemp, CNN (CNN) — A restaurant chain has apologized after sparking outrage when it cut down an oak tree in London that was believed…
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Saudi defense minister visits Iran in highest-level trip in decades as nuclear talks proceed
By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman Al Saud arrived in Tehran on Thursday, in a rare visit by a…
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US, Ukraine and European officials hold ‘excellent exchange’ in Paris, in highest level talks in weeks
By Christian Edwards, Daria Tarasova-Markina, Pierre Meilhan and Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — European and Ukrainian officials met with US…
Continue Reading5 things to know for April 17: Harvard, Deportation flights, Puerto Rico, Health cuts, Meta
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10-year-old girl kidnapped by man she met on Roblox, police say
By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — A California man has been arrested for abducting a 10-year-old child he reportedly met on social media apps Roblox…
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DHS threatens to revoke Harvard’s eligibility to host foreign students amid broader battle over universities’ autonomy
CNN By Taylor Romine, Nouran Salahieh, Hanna Park and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has significantly dialed up its pressure…
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iPhones and GPS owe their existence to US government-funded research. What’s at stake with Trump cuts to university funding
By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — Imagine a world without the internet, or GPS, MRNA vaccines or the touchscreen on your iPhone. The science and…
Continue ReadingChinese couple shot dead in Rome in mafia-style assassination linked to textile industry turf war
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — A Chinese couple allegedly tied to Chinese Triad gangs and a turf war over the lucrative textile…
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Brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez long-awaited resentencing hearing stalled over state’s risk assessment report
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — A hearing that could give brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez their first…
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CNN, POOL, KCAL, KCBS, KABC, SEE PREFONTS, KCAL/KCBS By Elizabeth Wolfe and Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — A hearing that could…
Continue ReadingHarvard weighs its next moves amid the federal funding standoff
By Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle and Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN) — About 24 hours after the Trump administration said it would freeze more than $2…
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By Taylor Romine, Nouran Salahieh, Hanna Park and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has significantly dialed up its pressure on…
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Morgan Severson, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and…
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5 things to know for April 17: Harvard, Deportation flights, Puerto Rico, Health cuts, Meta
CNN, SCHMIDT OCEAN INSTITUTE Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — Even though I suffer from trypanophobia (an overwhelming fear of needles), I received the…
Continue ReadingPalestinian Islamic Jihad releases first-ever video of Israeli hostage Rom Braslavski
By Lauren Izso and Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — A Palestinian militant group in Gaza released a video on Wednesday of Rom Braslavski, a…
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Sudan rebels declare rival government on anniversary of brutal 2-year war with army
By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) says it has formed its own government as it marks two years…
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Lebanon’s president says he seeks to disarm Hezbollah this year
By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said he hopes Iran-backed Hezbollah can be disarmed this year, following an…
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Suspect in Dallas high school shooting fired ‘indiscriminately,’ injuring 5 students, documents say
By Chris Boyette, Emma Tucker and Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — Five students were injured in a shooting Tuesday afternoon at Wilmer-Hutchins High…
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Judge issues temporary restraining order against deportation of more than 100 international students whose visas were revoked
By Rafael Romo, Nick Valencia and Chris Youd, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — A judge on Friday issued a temporary restraining order in the case of more…
Continue ReadingUS pastor rescued ‘miraculously unharmed’ by South African police after gun battle with kidnappers
By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — An American preacher who was taken hostage by armed men while preaching a sermon in a South African township…
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